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Love and the Economic Condition, 2002.
Family structure and love in Native American societies, colonial households, and post-industrial revolution families.
1,719 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 2 sources, $ 55.95
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This paper asks why love is such a hot topic today. Was love present in America before our modern idea of the nuclear family took hold in the 1950s? The paper asks how the idea of love between the conjugal couple and between the children has historically forced the structure of the family.
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"In the present time, the idea of love has consumed us. We write movies, songs, plays and books about it. We dream about it. We even set aside a day to celebrate it. We are told love is a biological condition, that when our brain finds someone else's pheromones desirable, we feel as if we've been struck with cupid's arrow. Although there are biological aspects to the feeling of love, an intense emotional bond to another human being, the meaning of love in a larger socioeconomic world changes with the economy. Love, as we know it, didn't exist for colonial settlers of the New World or for the Native Americans. Love as we know it is entirely an invention of our particular society, and has a direct correlation to capitalism and class rank. An exploration of family life in different time periods can accurately show how modern man's interpretation of what seems to be such a complex emotion is completely reliant on economic and social factors."
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Native Americans in Film and Culture, 2001.
Analyzing the Indian's inaccurate portrayal in film and popular culture.
1,815 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper discusses how American culture has defined the Native American throughout our history which finally translates to a stereotypical representation in film/mascots. This essay discusses aspects from as far back as Colombus' letters, to 20th century movies.
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"The true image of Native Americans has been an issue of much debate concerning their inaccurate portrayal in film, literature, and even representatives of schools and sporting teams as mascots. The depiction in such forms of what a Native American is relies heavily on the much-loaded mental imagery of the Indian in the minds of our modern society. This imagery is based upon the Hollywood representation of the Native Americans, and the lack of knowledge, and true respect, of the Native American within our culture. Hollywood's characterization of the Indian peoples has narrowed our culture's thought on the idea of the Indian to a popular image. This image in itself was perpetuated previous to Hollywood's version of the Indian, and only continued in our popular culture by western films. This popular image is of the stereotypical Indian; face painted, feathered, aggressive, dancing and hollering, and living in teepees. It has been the struggle of modern Native American groups to seek acceptance of the Indian, with mutual respect of their traditions and images, and to put an end to such poor representations."
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Capturing Stereotypes Through Puritan Narratives, 2000.
An examination on how early American settlers portrayed Native Americans in a bad light.
3,166 words (approx. 12.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 91.95
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The paper shows that captivity narratives written by early settlers of America succeeded in conveying unfair stereotypes about Native Americans. These narratives recorded the captives' physical, mental, and spiritual experiences. The paper examines the reasons for these abductions, circumstances and experiences of those who were abducted, with a specific analysis of how the autobiography "Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson" perpetuates the conveyance of stereotypes about Native Americans.
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"Throughout the history of Colonial North America, Native Americans have been portrayed as evil and heathen in many ways. The Native Americans were depicted as evil and soulless; a race beyond any reason that delighted murder of innocent Christians. One such way is through the writing of "captivity narratives," whose purpose was to record the captive's physical, mental and spiritual experiences as they journeyed through the unknown. Captivity narratives also served a purpose in that they led to reflection on the meaning of life and helped shaped the expectations of any other unfortunate settlers who might find themselves in captivity at some time (Ebersole 20). These accounts of captivity became stories to be told and retold in order to reflect upon the situation forced upon the captive and, for the Puritans, to reflect in God's grace at having delivered them from the hands of these "savages." These narratives were unfortunately never objective or neutral in any way, as they always portrayed Native Americans as creatures with no souls whose sole purpose in life was to distribute pain and suffering to those who were God-fearing; they were thought of as instruments of the devil. In this way, captivity narratives succeeded in conveying unfair stereotypes about Native Americans that have not (until recently) been overcome."
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Native American Families, 2002.
A look at the Native American family units from before colonization to the present day.
2,039 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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This paper provides a detailed history of Native American families and the way they functioned. It traces these units from before the Americas were settled by the Europeans and their adaption to reservation life. The paper also examines the revival of Native American culture and family appreciation in modern America.
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"Native American girls are taught all they need to know to be a good Indian wife. They were taught to make clay pots, weave baskets, mend clothes, and scrape skins, set snare traps, cook and other chores. Some tribal women even constructed the homes and furniture for the homes. Young girls had much more responsibility in learning than young boys. Young girls reached adulthood when they experienced their first menstrual period. She was whisked off by the older tribal women to a isolated hut to spend at least four days. Many tribes performed rituals when a girl reached womanhood. Some were painful and isolation was common, but public celebrations would follow the rituals."
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Comanche and Cheyenne Legal and Political Systems, 1995.
Compares the tribes' laws, norms, governments, marital status, property rights and case studies. Includes an outline.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 9 sources, $ 127.95
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"This paper will examine the law of some of the Plains Indians and will use the laws of the Cheyenne and Comanche tribes as case studies. The case studies selected for this paper will illustrate the political and legal systems of the Cheyenne and Comanche tribes. This paper will also compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the legal systems of these two tribes.
A review of several case histories of the Cheyenne and Comanche tribes reveals that, although the Cheyennes have a more sophisticated culture than the Comanches and the economic base of the two societies is similar, the Cheyenne culture reflects a higher level of institutionalization (Hoebel, 1969, p. 6). The most notable difference between the legal systems of the two societies is that the Comanches do not recognize their behavior ..."
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Shawnee, 1995.
Discusses their origins and history, society, spiritual traditions, leadership, resistence to whites and the disintegration of American-Indian tribe.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 7 sources, $ 39.95
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"THE SHAWNEE
This research paper summarizes the history, traditions and culture of the central Appalachian Shawnee tribe of American Indians. Through a combination of circumstances, this itinerant but highly resilient tribe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries found itself directly in the path of the pressing wave of British/ American settlement of the Northwest Territory. The Shawnee assumed leadership of the defense of Indian society in the struggle that ensued under the leadership of their last great chief, Tecumseh, who was finally slain in battle in 1813. Because of their warrior traditions, competent leadership, spiritual elan and internal cohesion, the Shawnee gave a good account of themselves in this unequal struggle.
Origins and Early History..."
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"Love Medicine" ( Louise Erdrich ) and "Winter In The Blood" ( James Welch ), 1995.
Examines fictional treatments of issues of gender and cultural roles among Native American populations.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"Louise Erdrich in her novel Love Medicine and James Welch in his Winter in the Blood each address issues of gender and cultural roles among contemporary Native American populations. Both authors indicate how the Native American of today has been forcibly separated from the land and thought of his ancestors and what a devastating effect this has had on Native American society. In both cases, the writers speaks from a position inside that society. Erdrich shows more concern for feminist issues, as might be expected from a writer of her gender, while both writers express a sense of continuing loss in the Native American community and lay blame for this with the federal government and the institutions it has created for the administration and control of Indian affairs, with the land embodying both the traditions of the past and the tenuous hold ..."
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Native American Education, 1995.
Examines the ineffectiveness of reservation boarding schools and federal government policy, forced emigration, assimilation, civil rights, gambling industry, focusing on the Cherokee Nation.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 6 sources, $ 95.95
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"The Cherokee Nation is a role model of self-sufficiency among Native American tribes. The Cherokee, recognized as a sovereign nation by the United States government, number about 175,000 full- and mixed-blood individuals, with the majority located in northeastern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Cherokee successfully administer their own affairs. Programs such as Head Start, Job Corps, public housing, and substance abuse clinics have been supervised by the Cherokee Nation since the 1970s. In Cherokee-run schools, the basic curriculum is supplemented by instruction in tribal history, language, and culture. The Cherokee are attempting to obliterate the devastating effects of decades of federal government Indian education policy, which emphasized the assimilation of Native Americans into the dominant white culture."
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"The Last Of The Mohicans" ( Michael Mann ), 1995.
Analyzes the 1992 film version of this 19th Century novel about the relations between American-Indians and British colonists.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"The recent film version of The Last of the Mohicans (1992) takes certain liberties with the original story in an attempt to create a saga far more romantic than James Fenimore Cooper would ever have imagined. The novel was part of a series of novels known collectively as "The Leatherstocking Tales," of which there are five, all produced between 1823 and 1841. The Last of the Mohicans was the second in the series in the order written, though the chronological order of the novels would be different, with the first story chronologically being the last of the five novels produced. Cooper was the first major American novelist, and his books are infused with an understanding of the colonial period, though Cooper himself was born not only after that era but after the founding of the country in 1776. Cooper was born in 1789 and died in 1851. His most popular novel was probably ..."
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Religious Freedom, 1995.
This paper analyzes the 1972 Supreme Court case (Wisconsin v. Yoder) allowing Amish children to not attend public school and two cases involving Native American religion.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 10 sources, $ 119.95
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"Although Wisconsin v. Yoder was the first decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the rights of religious dissenters (the Amish) to forgo compulsory education requirements, the case did not set a clear precedent of judicial tolerance for the practices of other religious minority groups. On the contrary, lower courts and the Supreme Court itself have subsequently ruled against religious minorities (most notably, Native Americans) when the practice of their religions conflicted with government interests. Some anthropologists claim that the Amish were given preferential treatment in Wisconsin v. Yoder because the nature of their religion conformed to the prevailing WASP norms and mores.
The controversy that led to Wisconsin v. Yoder began in 1968 when school officials in New Glarus, Wisconsin filed suit against ... "
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Cahuilla Indians, 1994.
A look at the South-Central Californian tribe. Includes villages, hunting, foods, baskets and pottery, games and music, lineage, leaders and language.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"The Cahuilla is the name given to a group of south-central California Indians. The term is of uncertain origin but may be from their own word kawiya 'master, boss' (Bean 575). The Cahuilla area was topographically complex, comprised of mountain ranges interspersed by passes, canyons, valleys, and desert, with elevations from 11,000 feet in the San Bernardino Mountains to 273 feet below sea level at the Salton Sea. The Cahuilla occupied most of the area, from the summit of the San Bernardino Mountains in the north to Borrego Springs and the Chocolate Mountains in the south, a portion of the Colorado Desert west of Orocopia Mountain to the east, and the San Jacinto Plain near Riverside and the eastern slopes of Palomar mountain to the west.
Cahuilla villages were usually situated in canyons or on alluvial fans near adequate sources of water and food materials..."
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Hopi Religion, 1994.
A look at the rituals, beliefs, life and death, myth, gods, kachinas, the relation between the supernatural and the weather, rain-making, agriculture, witches, underworld and healing.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 47.95
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"North American Indians share a belief in a supernatural being representing a god, and practice religions based in myth and rituals. They have a profusion of tales regarding the origin of the world and what makes nature work (Hultkrantz 30). The purpose of this paper will be to discuss one of these tribes, the Hopi of the Pueblo Nation, and its religious beliefs, with particular emphasis on the person, spirit or God who the culture thinks can control the weather or alter it. The research also will present this culture's view of the end of the world and compare it to others within the Pueblo and Indian nations.
The Pueblos, comprised of many linguistic families, are primarily found throughout the area now known as New Mexico. Sedentary agriculturists, they lived in stone or adobe community houses which made up villages called pueblos and were noted for..."
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